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NEW YORK — The imam behind a proposed Islamic community center and mosque near ground zero cautioned Wednesday that moving them could cause a violent backlash from Muslim extremists and imperil national security.
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf told CNN that the discourse surrounding the center has become so politicized that moving it could strengthen the ability of extremists abroad to recruit and wage attacks against Americans, including troops in the Mideast.
“The headlines in the Muslim world will be that Islam is under attack,” he said, but he added that he was open to the idea of moving the planned location of the center, currently two blocks north of the World Trade Center site.
The Associated Press
